5S Supply Blog

Here’s a quick round-up of the most popular posts for 2011 from our blog at 5S Supply:

#5. How to Train Lean Champions to Run Kaizen Events – Part 2

#4. 5S for the Office – Examples

#3. 5S for the Office – Examples II

#2. Finally! A Tool Shadow Board That Works

#1. All about Andon Lights and Andon Signals

Five Predictions for Lean in 2012

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra

1. More culture, less tools – organizations will continue to look beyond the lean tools to building a lean culture.
2. Healthcare still doesn’t “get it” – lean in healthcare will continue to lag other segments (see #3)
3. Is Lean Government possible? – government agencies will continue to see the benefits of applying lean principles and adopt it at a quicker pace
4. What’s next? – companies will try to look beyond lean to see “what’s next” even though they haven’t realized the potential of lean
5. Getting Back to Basics – mastery and true understanding of the basic tools of lean like Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), 5 Whys, 5S, etc.

We can check back in a year and see how I did.

Cheers to a great 2012! – Tony